Harvester



Patented Mayl 23, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT Nomer.

rnmrricn I.. murs, or MOLINE, ILLINOIS; AssIGNoR To DEERE a COMPANY, or

MOLINE, ILLINOIS, A COBDEORATION 0F ILLINOIS I-:IAnvEsrEn l, Application led August 1, 1922,). Serial No. 382,781.

Since many of the vines so picked up by the divider may have root beyond the platform, the platform soon becomes congested and frequentstopping'and clearing thereof becomes necessary.

The present invention avoids this diii culty by providing an attachment which instead of attempting 'to pick up the vines and separate them, as is done by the ordinary grain divider, actually presses the vines down, so that the sickle, 4which is normally as close to the ground as possible 'in harvesting soy beans, is given an oppor- `tunity to cut the vines which project above it and within the 'path of the platform without the possibility of vines which may have root beyond the platform running over the divider and congesting the platform.

` According to the preferred form of the present invention, the divider is made of spring material being connectedat one end to the ordinary graindivider support and at the' other to the outer reel supporting member in such manner that in operation it projects forwardly anddownwardly of the platform, running over thevines and separating or dividing them by forward and downward pressure. No disconnection. thereofI is necessary when the reel is adjusted for elevation. s

The main object of this "invention is the provision of a divider attachment for the outer end of the platforms of harvesters which will divide by downward pressure.

Another object is the provision of a resilient or spring divider attachment which will divide by exerting a forward and downward pressure.

A further object is to rovide a resilient divider attachment whici may be secured l to the platform and the outer reel support. Another object is to provide a resilient divider attachment which will divide vinesin such a manner as to preventcongestion on the platform of a binder.

A further object is to provide a resilient divider attachment which may be secured to 'the regular f grain divider at the outer end of the platform of aI harvester and to the outer reel supporting arm without the l necessity of disconnection when the reel is adjusted for elevation.

Further objects and 'advantages will appear in the detailed description of the invention which follows, fn the drawing accompanying `this description: I

Figure 1 'is an end view of a combine platform showing the reel and supporting wheel,`

and the resilient divider attached in position on the platform and reel support; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the parts shown in Figure l.

As iilustrated in the drawing, the platform 3 comprises the usual conveyor 4 carried bya framework comprising the front y transverse angle iron support or track 5,. rear support or track 6 and two or more iongitudinal supports 7. 'The rear windboard 8' is supported upon the rear support 6 of the platform and is braced by rods or braces-9. V

Vlhe reel il is supported. on .two .or more forwardly projecting supports, one of which,

12, is shown. rfhis support is pivotally connected at i3 at its rearend to the upper part of the wind-board 8 and is held in fixed pcisitionby a brace rod i4, which is pivoted at its lower end to the lower part'of, the windboard 8 as indicated at 15, and isremovably secured to the reel support member 12 by a removable boltL 16 passing through any one of a series ofrecesses 17 in the reel support member 12 for adjusting the elevation of the reel 11. The reel trunnion 18 is supported in a bearing 19 on the support member 12.

-A lcarrying wheel 21 is mounted at one end lof a supporting axle 22, upon which a bracing bracket 23 is pivoted, the latter forming a member to which a rearwardly extending brace member 24 is connected. The platform 3 is carried by a forwardly projecting arm 2'5 fixed on the axle at 26 at its rear end and pivoted at its front end at 27 to approximately the center of the conveyor frame.l The angular position of the plat- `form iscontrolled by rods 28 ,pivotally connected at their front ends to the Wind-board 8 at 29 and 3l and at their rear ends to a member 32, pivotally secured to an arm 33 on bracket 23. It is to be understodthat While one ofreach of the supporting mem# bers and braces is shown, a plurality of these are usually employed.

For cutting soy beans, the regular grain finger guards are removed andspecial soy` bean guards 34 are substituted. These guards are suitably secured to the support member 35, which\ is in turn bolted to the front transverse 'frame member 5. A conventional reciprocating sickle 36 is placed in position on the soy bean guards.

The tension of the conveyor 4 may be adjusted by means ofv adjusting screws 37 which thread through the ends of"the shaft 38 carrying the end roller 39, and are carried'by brackets 41, fixed to angle irons 6 and 5.

The conventional grain divider, which is removed when the present device is used, is ordinarily mounted on a divider board or support 42, which is secured byV means of bolts 43 to the forward frame member 5 and projects forwardly therefrom. The divider lboard or support 42 is braced by means of member 44. Y

The structure which forms the subject matter of the present invention comprises a spring divider 45. This divider is made of a. single piece of strap iron Vbent approximatelyl into a semi-circle, as clearly shown in Figure 1. the upper end 46 of which is bolted at.47 to the outer end of the reel supporting member 12 and the lower end 48 of which is secured to the usual dividerl board or sulpport by means of a bolt 49 pass-V ing throug the' divider board or support,

. its brace and the end ofthe divider.

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In operation, the new divider member v45,

presses lthe vines down with resilient'pressure,' thereby` preventing the vines from` justable reel support and a divider secured n will ams be' geen that' the' dividing.,

yattachn'ient herein disclosed divides 'in a novel way by Vexerting a resilientV forward and downward .pressure instead of, merely wedgin its way through the cro and it is believ novel.

platform and inside of the di- -that this methodv ofl ividing is While the form of the device herein disclosed constitutes a preferred embodiment of the invention, 1t 1s to be understood that other .forms might be adopted, all coming within the scope of theuappended claims.

Vhat'l claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent is: y

l. The combination with a harvester having a divider supportand a reel support, of dividing means connected directly with the divider support and with the reel support, and extending forwardly of said supports.

2. The combination with a harvester having a-.divider support and a 'reel support, of resilient dividing means connected directly with the divider support and with the reel support, and extending forwardly of said supports.

3. YThe combination with a harvester hav ing a divider support ancha reel support, of flexible dividing means connected directly to the divider support and to the reel support, and adapted to engagea crop with a 'forward pressure.

4. r1`hev combination with a harvester having a divider support and a reel support, of-

exible dividing means connected directly to the divider support and tothe reel support, and having a forwardly and upwardly inclined surface adapted to engage a crop with 4engage a crop with a forward and downward pressure.

6. In a machine'of the class described, the

combination of a divider support, an adjust-v able reel support and a dividergseclned to bothsaidsupports, said divider being resilient to permitof adjustment of the reel support without removal of the divider. l

In a machine of the class described, the combination of a divider support, an adtoboth said supports, said divider comprising a U-shaped resilient member with the intermediate portion thereof extending forwardly. ofsaidsupports. 1 I

' 8. The combination with a harvester having an adjustable reel support and a divider support, of dividing means comprising a substantially U-shaped resilient member, the leg lportions of which are secured to said reel support and divider support, the ina resilient dividing strip termediate portion of said dividing means extending forwardly of said supports to engage acrop lwith a forward and downward pressure and accommodating itself to adjustmentsof said reel support.

9.. The combination with a harvester hav-- ing an adjustable reel support and a divider support of dividing means associated with said supports and comprising a continuous, substantially U-shaped resilient strip of metal having one of its ends secured to said reel support with the other end secured to said divider support, the intermediate bowed portion of 'said stripextending orwardl'y of said supports to engage a crop with a forward and downward pressure, the strip being maintained under fiexion in operative position whereby adjustments of said reel support will bevaccommodated.

10. The combination with an agricultural implement having spaced supporting'bars of -aving its ends secured to said bars and its intermediate portion bowed outwardly and downwardly to contact with the ground to exert adownV ward ressure on a crop. l

1'1. he combination with a harvesting implement having vertically spaced supports of a-resilient dividing strip aving its ends secured to said sup orts and its intermediate portion bowe forwardly and outwardly and extending downwardly in advance of said supportsv and contacting the ground and crop to exert a downward pressure thereon.

12. The combination with a harvesting implement having spaced supports, of a resilient crop divi ing strip secured to said supports, certain of said supports being adsaid wind-board, of a U-s aped divi er having one arm connected to said conveyor and the other arm connected to said reel support, the intermediate portion of said divider extending forwardly and downwardly to exert a downward pressure on a crop in advancel of said connections.

17. The combination with a harvester comprising a transverse conveyor having a divider s upport in advance of said conveyorl and a wind-board in the rear thereof, and

a reel support, extendin forwardl from said wind-board, of a Urs aped divi er having one arm connected to said reel sup ort and'its other arm connected to said divider support, the intermediate portion of said divider being bowed outwardly and downwardly to enga-ge a crop in advance of said divider support.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 27th day of July, AWD. 1929.

- PRENTICE L. HANS.

justablyymounted on said implement, and l said dividing strip being of greater lengt? than the maximum ossible distance tween said supports w ereby adjustment of said supports 1s effected without removing said dividing strip.

. 13. The combination with a harvester having a reel support and a'vdivider support, ofa U-shaped divider extendin forwardly with one of its arms connected to the divider sup ort and its other arm connected to the ree support to engage aY crop with a downward pressure. A

14. The combination with a harvester having a reel su port and a. divider support, of a U-.shaped` divider extending forwardly of said'divider support, one of the arms of said U-shaped divider being connectedto the izo 

